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Jerry Lewis
ActingBorn March 16, 1926 (91 years old at death)· Died August 20, 2017
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Jerry Lewis (March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, film producer, writer, film director and singer. He is best-known for his slapstick humor in stage, radio, screen, recording and television. Lewis is also known for his charity fund-raising telethons and position as national chairman for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Lewis won several awards for lifetime achievements from The American Comedy Awards, The Golden Camera, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and The Venice Film Festival, and he has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Also known as: Jerome Joseph Levitch, Joseph Levitch, The King of Comedy, Martin & Lewis
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